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If God Is Good ...: Faith in the Midst of Suffering and Evil
by Randy AlcornIn this captivating new book, bestselling author Alcorn challenges the logic of disbelief, and brings a fresh, realistic, and thoroughly biblical insight to the big picture of who God is and what God is doing in the world--now and forever.
If God Is Good: Why Do We Hurt?
by Randy AlcornSpecial 10-pack, ideal for church giveaways, grief support group members, or individual gifting to a loved one The encouragement we crave-when we’re most in need Out of the deepest hurts of the human condition, Randy Alcorn brings into clear focus our most pressing questions about evil and suffering-including those that wrench our souls when we or someone we love is victimized by evil or assaulted by disease. He faces these questions with seasoned sensitivity, skillful insight, and a heart of compassion. He dodges none of the difficulties, and never lapses into platitudes, hand-wringing, or oversimplification. On this troubling but inescapable topic, you’ll find frank acknowledgment of the inherent limitations that set humanity apart from the God who has none. There’s also generous, real encouragement that brings God nearer in our understanding when we need His comfort the most. And amid our heavy doubts and swirling confusion on this topic, Randy Alcorn points us ultimately toward Jesus as “the only answer bigger than the questions. ”
If God Is Love: Rediscovering Grace in an Ungracious World
by Philip Gulley James MulhollandIf God is love, why are so many Christians fearful, and why do so many church leaders sound hateful? Two controversial pastors address issues the church won't face, calling us to restore grace as the center of the Christian life. o In If Grace Is True, Pastors Philip Gulley and James Mulholland revealed their belief that God will save every person. They now explore the implications of this belief, and its power to change every area of our lives. They attempt to answer one question: If we took God's love seriously, what would our world look like? Gulley and Mulholland argue that what we believe is crucial and dramatically affects the way we live and interact in the world. Beliefs have power. The belief in a literal hell where people suffer eternally has often been used by the Church to justify hate and violence, which contradicts what Jesus taught about love and grace. The authors present a new vision for our personal, religious, and corporate lives, exploring what our world would be like if we based our existence on the foundational truth that God loves every person. Gulley and Mulholland boldly address many controversial issues people in the pews have wondered about but churches have been unwilling to tackle. For too long, the Christian tradition has been steeped in negativity, exclusion, and judgment. Gulley and Mulholland usher us into a new age--an age where grace and love are allowed to reign.
If God Is Your Co-Pilot, Swap Seats!
by James W. MooreJesus gave us the good news that if we make God our number-one priority, then everything else will fall into place, and our life will be full of joy, purpose, mission, meaning, and fulfillment.In the words of author James W. Moore: There's a saying that goes, “If God is your co-pilot, swap seats!” I think its message is something we all need to hear, namely this: Don’t just take God along for the ride. Rather, let God do the driving! Put God in the driver’s seat of your life. Don’t make God your assistant; ask God to be the chief pilot on your life’s journey.God is not only a comfort, God is a joy. God is the source of all pleasure. God is light and laughter. God is the Giver of Life, real life, abundant life, full life, meaningful life, joyful life, eternal life. And our chief purpose is to celebrate God, and to serve God, and to enjoy God forever.
If God Is in Charge: Thoughts on the Nature of God for Skeptics, Christians, and Skeptical Christians
by Steve BrownTen chapters elaborate on such questions as: if God is in charge what is He like, why do I hurt so much, etc.
If God Meant to Interfere: American Literature and the Rise of the Christian Right
by Christopher DouglasThe rise of the Christian Right took many writers and literary critics by surprise, trained as we were to think that religions waned as societies became modern. In If God Meant to Interfere, Christopher Douglas shows that American writers struggled to understand and respond to this new social and political force. Religiously inflected literature since the 1970s must be understood in the context of this unforeseen resurgence of conservative Christianity, he argues, a resurgence that realigned the literary and cultural fields. Among the writers Douglas considers are Marilynne Robinson, Barbara Kingsolver, Cormac McCarthy, Thomas Pynchon, Ishmael Reed, N. Scott Momaday, Gloria Anzaldúa, Philip Roth, Carl Sagan, and Dan Brown. Their fictions engaged a wide range of topics: religious conspiracies, faith and wonder, slavery and imperialism, evolution and extraterrestrial contact, alternate histories and ancestral spiritualities. But this is only part of the story. Liberal-leaning literary writers responding to the resurgence were sometimes confused by the Christian Right's strange entanglement with the contemporary paradigms of multiculturalism and postmodernism —leading to complex emergent phenomena that Douglas terms "Christian multiculturalism" and “Christian postmodernism.” Ultimately, If God Meant to Interfere shows the value of listening to our literature for its sometimes subterranean attention to the religious and social upheavals going on around it.
If God Still Breathes, Why Can't I?: Black Lives Matter and Biblical Authority
by Angela N. ParkerA challenge to the doctrine of biblical inerrancy that calls into question how Christians are taught more about the way of Whiteness than the way of Jesus Angela Parker wasn&’t just trained to be a biblical scholar; she was trained to be a White male biblical scholar. She is neither White nor male. Dr. Parker&’s experience of being taught to forsake her embodied identity in order to contort herself into the stifling construct of Whiteness is common among American Christians, regardless of their race, ethnicity, gender, or sexual orientation. This book calls the power structure behind this experience what it is: White supremacist authoritarianism. Drawing from her perspective as a Womanist New Testament scholar, Dr. Parker describes how she learned to deconstruct one of White Christianity&’s most pernicious lies: the conflation of biblical authority with the doctrines of inerrancy and infallibility. As Dr. Parker shows, these doctrines are less about the text of the Bible itself and more about the arbiters of its interpretation—historically, White males in positions of power who have used Scripture to justify control over marginalized groups. This oppressive use of the Bible has been suffocating. To learn to breathe again, Dr. Parker says, we must &“let God breathe in us.&” We must read the Bible as authoritative, but not authoritarian. We must become conscious of the particularity of our identities, as we also become conscious of the particular identities of the biblical authors from whom we draw inspiration. And we must trust and remember that as long as God still breathes, we can too.
If God Were Real
by John AvantAdventure! Everyone seeks some adventure in life. This book affirms that there is no greater adventure than to allow God to live in every aspect of life. Believe that God will influence your relationships with friends and family. Discover the difference you will see in your marriage. Move your faith beyond a mere intellectual pursuit and into the real world! d. If they do, Pastor Avant wants readers to consider what life would be like if they lived as if they believed in God. He advocates for the pursuit of a new Jesus movement that resembles Christ's original followers--followers who were so steadfastly devoted to Him that their every action reflected His glory. With If God Were Real, readers will embark on an adventure of discovery of the real God and a life lived in praise of Him.
If God Were Your Life Coach: 60 Words of Wisdom from the One Who Knows You Best
by Jay PayleitnerImagine the Creator of the Universe sitting across from you as you map our your day, week, and life. Who better to counsel, encourage, and help you to live fully and make a difference every day than the One who has known you from your very first breath? These sixty coaching sessions offer strategies for success using Scriptural guidance, encouragement, and fresh ideas to propel you into a meaningful life.
If God Were a Human Rights Activist
by Boaventura de Sousa SantosWe live in a time when the most appalling social injustices and unjust human sufferings no longer seem to generate the moral indignation and the political will needed both to combat them effectively and to create a more just and fair society. If God Were a Human Rights Activist aims to strengthen the organization and the determination of all those who have not given up the struggle for a better society, and specifically those that have done so under the banner of human rights. It discusses the challenges to human rights arising from religious movements and political theologies that claim the presence of religion in the public sphere. Increasingly globalized, such movements and the theologies sustaining them promote discourses of human dignity that rival, and often contradict, the one underlying secular human rights. Conventional or hegemonic human rights thinking lacks the necessary theoretical and analytical tools to position itself in relation to such movements and theologies; even worse, it does not understand the importance of doing so. It applies the same abstract recipe across the board, hoping that thereby the nature of alternative discourses and ideologies will be reduced to local specificities with no impact on the universal canon of human rights. As this strategy proves increasingly lacking, this book aims to demonstrate that only a counter-hegemonic conception of human rights can adequately face such challenges.
If God is Good Study Guide
by Randy AlcornThe reality of evil and suffering is not only our culture's biggest objection to faith in God, but also a piercing thrust into the soul of every believer at some point in their lives.
If Grace Is True: Why God Will Save Every Person
by Philip Gulley James Mulholland(from the back cover) WHY EVERYONE WILL BE IN HEAVEN Two pastors present their controversial belief in eternal salvation for all through God' perfect grace. Long disturbed by the Church's struggle between offering both love and rejection, they discover what God wants from us and for us: grace for everyone. "Gulley and Mulholland's stirring manifesto on the central role of universalism in Christianity will provoke traditionalists and encourage new ways of thinking about the nature and purpose of the Christian faith."-Publishers Weekly "Gulley and Mulholland stick to their guns as they tell their stories and the stories of people they have met with compassion, hope, kindness, and grace-and the lovely conviction of universal salvation."-Booklist "In this powerful book . . . these authors suggest [we] look to Jesus, who told us that God loves us as a parent loves a child, with a love that never turns away."-Presbyterians Today "Gulley and Mulholland have extended and deepened the meaning of God's grace in decidedly thoughtful and lovely ways." -Arkansas Democrat-Gazette "An easy read full of interesting stories and attractive assertions. . . . Their proposal remains a bold and controversial idea."-Dallas News
If Grace Is True: Why God Will Save Every Person (Plus Ser.)
by Philip Gulley James MulhollandWhy Everyone Will Be in Heaven Two pastors present their controversial belief in eternal salvation for all through God's perfect grace. Long disturbed by the church's struggle between offering both love and rejection, they discover what God wants from us and for us: grace for everyone.
If I Could Ask God Anything
by Kathryn SlatteryBook Description If I Could Ask God Anything is a unique kid-friendly book jam-packed with clear, fresh answers to important questions about God, faith, prayer and Christianity in language that kids can understand. Established author and mom Kathryn Slattery tackles "toughies" such as: "If God is invisible, how can I know He is real?" "Does God stop loving me when I sin?" "Why should I go to church?" "When I die, is it true that I become an angel with a halo and wings?"... As well as fun, real-life questions from kids such as: "Does God ever sleep?" "Did Jesus live on Earth before or after the dinosaurs?" "Is it OK to pray for help on a test?" Written for children of all denominations, this biblically-based book includes fun illustrations and helps kids understand and articulate what they believe and why they believe it. It reassures young hearts that God cares for them and loves them very much! Most importantly, it encourages children to embrace a deep and lasting personal relationship with a living, loving God through faith in Jesus Christ. Nurture a child's mind and spirit with this well-rounded, comprehensive, Scripture-based guide. And who knows, maybe you'll answer some of your own stumpers along the way! Editorial Reviews: Rick Hamlin, Executive Editor, Guideposts magazine "The writer really knows her Bible... A great resource for all of us Sunday school teachers with classrooms of kids!" Rick Warren, Author of the best-selling The Purpose Driven Life "I'm pleased to have [this book] as part of our Library... it will be a great blessing for the children..." Edward Grinnan, Editor-in-Chief, Guideposts magazine "...Answers to kids' questions about God are clear, thoughtful, and theologically right on." Elizabeth Sherrill, Author of the best-selling inspirational classic, The Hiding Place, and All the Way to Heaven "A treasure of a book! Answers are clear, reassuring... A copy is going to each of our grandchildren!" Dr. Hillary Bercovici, Scholar in Residence, Trinity Institute "... An enormous help and encouragement to Christian parents... It will help them with their children's most challenging questions about God." About the Author: Kathryn Slattery is a long-time Contributing Editor for Guideposts magazine, for which she has written hundreds of stories of faith and inspiration. She is the author of If I Could Ask God Anything, Grandma I'll Miss You, The Gospel for Kids, The Grace to Grow, and A Bright-Shining Place. Her writing has also appeared in numerous "best of" Guideposts anthologies, and Today's Christian Woman. She resides in Connecticut with her husband, Tom, where they are the parents of two adult children and happy owners of a roly-poly pug named Max. Meets national education standards.
If I Don't Laugh, I'll Cry: How Death, Debt, and Comedy Led to a Life of Faith, Farming, and Forgetting What I Came into This Room For
by Molly StillmanIn this laugh-out-loud and heartfelt memoir, writer, speaker, and podcaster Molly Stillman shares her unforgettable story of losing her mother, squandering an unexpected quarter-of-a-million-dollar inheritance in less than two years, attempting to launch a career in comedy but ending up on a farm instead, and finding faith, hope, and joy in the middle of it all. Molly Stillman has lived the type of life that when shared, people stop in their tracks and ask, "Wait, what happened?" Molly's mother, Lynda Van Devanter Buckley served as an Army nurse during the Vietnam War and wrote the bestselling memoir, Home Before Morning. When Molly was seventeen, Lynda passed away after an eight-year battle with an autoimmune disorder due to her exposure to Agent Orange. Four years later, Molly turned twenty-one and unexpectedly inherited a quarter of a million dollars from her mother's estranged family's estate. Through "retail therapy" and a long series of grossly irresponsible financial decisions, Molly found herself broke with over $36,000 in credit card debt less than two years later. Shame, guilt, and embarrassment set in.With aspirations of a career in comedy, Molly used humor to mask the pain and brokenness she felt, believing that if she looked joyful and put together on the outside, it would eventually be true on the inside. Instead, she spent the next few years depressed, lonely, and feeling alienated from those closest to her. But an unlikely call with a compassionate credit counselor, meeting the spreadsheet-loving man who eventually became her husband, and a surprising visit to a church started her on a path that changed everything.If I Don't Laugh, I'll Cry will bring readers into the tension of feeling both joy and grief and show them that every broken, messed up story has a purpose, and it's possible to gain everything if they're willing to surrender it all to Jesus.
If I Gained the World
by Linda NicholsLenore and Daniel have a comfortable cozy home and a wonderful son who happens to be a mirror image of his father. Lenore's life seems perfect except for one thing -- and she wants nothing to change-- except for that. Then their blissful existence suddenly unwinds leading to years of misery and soul-searching. How are things repaired? Only through time do they discover that it's through an absolute trusting in the one whose love never fails and who remains always faithful despite anything and everything.
If I Had You
by Deborah BedfordFrom bestselling author Deborah Bedford comes a moving tale of an estranged mother and daughter, and the child who forces their old conflicts back into the light. Nora Crabtree has long-since given up on her wayward daughter. When Tess turns up pregnant and begs for help, the last thing Nora wants is to get involved again. When Tess leaves, the Crabtrees have no choice but to bring this motherless baby into their home. Nora believes that God is giving her the chance she prayed for, to right mistakes from years before. She pours all the love that Tess had rejected into this new child. But when Tansy Crabtree vanishes on her walk from the bus stop, Nora and Tess must struggle with a relationship they thought had died years ago--and with the question of what is best for the little girl whom they both want to love. And Nora discovers that God may answer more prayers than she ever bargained for.
If I Ignore It, It Will Go Away: And Other Lies I Thought Were True
by Marsha MarksHave you ever thought… My daughter will take care of the dog… I can keep house like my mother-in-law… I’ll never dothatagain… Not only has author Marsha Marks believed the lies many of us hear and tell on a daily basis–she’s willing to talk about them! Tickling the funny bone to get to the heart, Marks shares the real truths she’s discovered behind everyday lies. Here you’ll enjoy heavenly advice woven into hilarious stories as Marks offers a good dose of reality in a way you’ve never heard it before.
If I Knew Then What I Know Now: Youth Workers Share Their Worst Failures and Best Advice
by Len Woods"Everyone makes mistakes. But why make the same ones that other youth workers have already learned tough lessons through? Whether you’re a youth ministry volunteer or you’ve just stepped into a full-time youth ministry position, chances are that you don’t know everything…not yet anyway. Here you’ll find wisdom from seasoned veterans who have “been there and done that” so you can avoid the pitfalls they’ve found themselves facing. With true stories from real youth workers, you’ll get the truth that you just don’t learn in your seminar classes or volunteer training meetings. With thought-provoking questions, relevant Scripture, and practical applications, you’ll learn from some of the common, but avoidable, blunders of youth ministry veterans such as: • Soul care slip-ups • Team building terrors • Relationship errors • Parent problems (or is it problem parents?!) • Programming pitfalls • Budget blunders • Moral minefields • Authority ailments • Crisis control While most people will cover up their mistakes and hope to never be found out, these brave youth workers are laying it all out there so you don’t have to make the same mistakes. Let their encouragement and wisdom be your most-read training manual."
If I Live: If I Run, If I'm Found, If I Live (If I Run Ser. #3)
by Terri Blackstock“If I Live is a grabber from page one, delivering an exhilarating mix of chase, mystery, and spiritual truth. Longtime Blackstock fans will be delighted, and new Blackstock fans will be made.” —James Scott Bell, bestselling author of the Mike Romeo thrillersTHE HUNT IS ALMOST OVER.Casey Cox is still on the run after being indicted for murder. The hunt that began with her bloody footprints escalates, and she’s running out of places to hide. Her face is all over the news, and her disguises are no longer enough. It’s only a matter of time before someone recognizes her.Dylan Roberts, the investigator who once hunted her, is now her only hope. Terrifying attempts on Dylan’s life could force Casey out of hiding. The clock is ticking on both their lives, but exposing the real killers is more complicated than they knew. Amassing the evidence to convict their enemies draws Dylan and Casey together, but their relationship has consequences. Will one life have to be sacrificed to protect the other?With If I Live, Terri Blackstock takes us on one more heart-stopping chase in the sensational conclusion to the If I Run series.“Crisp dialogue and unexpected twists make this compulsive reading. . .” —Publishers Weekly review of If I Run
If I Only Knew…What Would Jesus Do?
by Joan Hake RobiePROBLEM-SOLVING TODAY. . . HIS WAY A revolution of love, decency, and hope is upon us! Join the phenomenon that has already touched faithful millions when you ask yourself one simple question: "What Would Jesus Do?" Inspired by a book published over a century ago called In His Steps, a youth group in rural Michigan got the exciting idea to ask themselves that very same question. The WWJD wave has been gathering momentum ever since. Now this personal, practical, and inspirational book brings the WWJD movement to you. Here you will find over one hundred everyday questions; among them will be yours. Accompanied by scriptural references for meditation, the answers all come from the same place: the words and wisdom of Jesus Christ. From the trivial to the profound, find out What Would Jesus Do. . . -- TO FIND FULFILLMENT IN LIFE? -- WHEN SOMEONE LIES? -- ABOUT A REBELLIOUS TEEN? -- ABOUT A WORKAHOLIC SPOUSE? A lesson in living that helps you follow in Jesus' footsteps, IF I ONLY KNEW. . . WHAT WOULD,JESUS DO? can change the world. . . one question at a time.
If I Perish
by Esther Ahn KimFrom the Publisher: Ahn E. Sook stood alone among thousands of kneeling people. Her bold defiance of the tyrannical demand to bow to pagan Japanese shrines condemned her to a living death in the filth and degradation of a Japanese prison. This brave woman remained faithful to Christ in the face of brutality, oppression, and ruthlessness of her captors. The story of how she won many of her fellow prisoners to Christ in the most deplorable conditions is an inspiration to all.
If I Perish
by Esther Ahn KimAhn E. Sook stood alone among thousands of kneeling people. Her bold defiance of the tyrannical demand to bow to pagan Japanese shrines condemned her to a living death in the filth and degradation of a Japanese prison. This brave woman remained faithful to Christ in the face of brutality, oppression, and ruthlessness of her captors. The story of how she won many of her fellow prisoners to Christ in the most deplorable conditions is an inspiration to all.
If I Perish
by Esther Ahn KimAhn E. Sook stood alone among thousands of kneeling people. Her bold defiance of the tyrannical demand to bow to pagan Japanese shrines condemned her to a living death in the filth and degradation of a Japanese prison. This brave woman remained faithful to Christ in the face of brutality, oppression, and ruthlessness of her captors. The story of how she won many of her fellow prisoners to Christ in the most deplorable conditions is an inspiration to all.
If I Really Believe, Why Do I Have These Doubts?
by Lynn AndersonFaith is the most fundamentally important aspect of following Christ. Yet there are times in every believer's life when the inevitable question arises in the heart and works its way to the soul: If I really believe, why do I have these doubts? The question may have been planted by tragedy or trial. It may have been ignited by rejection or heartbreak. It may even be as simple as an intellectual burr that can't be shaken. If you or someone you know is asking this question, this book will bring help and hope to every heart in search of a deeper faith.